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Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim (Christina Cox), only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.

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Some things are Better Than Chocolate, while some are far worse — and this would-be romance fails to deliver a filling morsel.

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Better Than Chocolate | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Erin Sullivan Autostraddle I feel damaged, like this movie has taken a part of my soul. And not only does this movie refuse to apologize for it, I think it's going to use my soul's energy in order to make it even more ridiculous for the next person who watches it. Aug 17, 2021 Full Review Better Than Chocolate | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Better Than Chocolate | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Better Than Chocolate | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Emily Drabinski Out Magazine The film flaps from the screen like a giant rainbow flag, and more queer power to those who love that sort of thing. May 26, 2022 Full Review Better Than Chocolate | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Women in the Life Staff Women in the Life This film may not be better than chocolate, but it is better than most lesbian films, and very realistic. May 16, 2022 Full Review Better Than Chocolate | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Jan Stuart The Advocate Better Than Chocolate is polished and insouciant and boasts the flashiest club numbers since The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Apr 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Erika G This film is a super cute turn of the century romcom bursting with sex and lgtbq+ feel-good enthusiasm. As a coming-out story about an artist and a woman just trying to find herself (while also hiding herself from her mother), it more than meets the mark for the dopamine rushed chick flick I was looking for. I would definitely watch again just for the smiles. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review PridePosterStudios Confirmed: NOT better than chocolate. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Audience Member one of the most real, sex positive, honest queer films i've seen :) I can watch it again and again. It has such a variety of nuanced characters, and was a very important film for me during my my growing up years. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Highlights include lesbian sex Lowlights : punctuated with an annoying male character walking in . Harsh hatred . Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this movie. Been a while since I watched. Still fun! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A mess of a movie, but if you wanna see girls tonguing each other down, it's good for that. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Anne Wheeler Director Wendy Crewson Lila Karyn Dwyer Maggie Christina Cox Kim Ann-Marie MacDonald Frances Peter Outerbridge Judy
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Synopsis Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim (Christina Cox), only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.

Director
Anne Wheeler

Producer
Sharon McGowan

Screenwriter
Peggy Thompson

Distributor
First Distributors (H.K.) Ltd. [hk], Trimark Pictures

Production Co
Téléfilm Canada, British Columbia Film Commission, National Film Board of Canada

Rating
R

Genre
Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 1999, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2008

Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M

Runtime
1h 41m

Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby A

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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